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I welcome advice regarding a domain name I recently hand registered (it apparently was owned previously and let drop). I don't yet have it listed for sale and have not decided on a price range. I find the simple word happy with two easily remembered letters XD which are urban abbreviation for big laugh or smile.
I will briefly outline some considerations I have had:
(a) I think that positive psychology is a growth field and see it as somehow fitting in that. For example, the "happiness" course at Yale is the most popular course in the university's history, with more than 1/4 of every Yale student enrolled. Also, The Happiness Advantage book and talks has shown the value of helping achieve happiness, to make us more productive and creative.
(b) There have been a lot of "happy" sales in last few years. For example Namebio have 78 sales in 2017 and 2018 that include the word "happy". I was floored that HappyMath.com went from less than $600 in 2017 to $35,000 recently.
(c) I did look at a few automated estimates before my purchase, although my decision to register was based more on my interest in the area and personal evaluation of the name. GoValue estimate at $1032, Estibot at $0 (based on the fact that it was still available in all extensions and the XD meant that how they interpreted did not work in search) and FreeValuator $2220.
I welcome your thoughts and guidance.
I will briefly outline some considerations I have had:
(a) I think that positive psychology is a growth field and see it as somehow fitting in that. For example, the "happiness" course at Yale is the most popular course in the university's history, with more than 1/4 of every Yale student enrolled. Also, The Happiness Advantage book and talks has shown the value of helping achieve happiness, to make us more productive and creative.
(b) There have been a lot of "happy" sales in last few years. For example Namebio have 78 sales in 2017 and 2018 that include the word "happy". I was floored that HappyMath.com went from less than $600 in 2017 to $35,000 recently.
(c) I did look at a few automated estimates before my purchase, although my decision to register was based more on my interest in the area and personal evaluation of the name. GoValue estimate at $1032, Estibot at $0 (based on the fact that it was still available in all extensions and the XD meant that how they interpreted did not work in search) and FreeValuator $2220.
I welcome your thoughts and guidance.